Plebeians: Chbihi 3

Much like his older half-brother Xander, Darren Chbihi was pleased to have a farm on which to live out his final days as an elder. He and Freya were getting older, but had no wish to sit around uselessly waiting for death to arrive. Instead, they were able to garden away the rest of their life, watching their children grow up. They had no plan to die any time soon; after all, their youngest was only a toddler! Their eldest daughter, Elsie, was betrothed to a new arrival in Rome, Servius Fontana. He owned a Plebeian shop just down the road and seemed an appropriate match. They eagerly anticipated the marriage and grandchildren that were sure to follow. Their eldest son, Escott, had almost reached adulthood, so Freya had vowed to see him married by the end of the year!

Escott, on the other hand, was less sure about an ensuing marriage. He had met no girls who seemed appropriate. Perhaps his parents were overly ambitious? He cared more about popularity than love anyway. His next youngest sister, Eliana, was still nursing a broken heart. Before the victory of the Dubois family and the establishment of the Roman Empire, she had loved young Caden Dubois. Now he was heir to the throne and (it was rumoured) betrothed to young Nicole Eriksen, a newcomer to Rome. Despite her parents' wishes, she knew it would certainly be some time before her heart had mended enough to consider anyone else.

The triplets - Emma, Emmanuel, and Emmett - were still young. Emmanuel desired true love - a girlfriend to go steady with and eventually marry and have a family. Emma and Emmett, in contrast, cared about increasing their family's material wealth. How could they best make a farm profitable? Both were interested in looking into other options of making money. Emmett was even considering architecture as a career, though his family warned him of the impossibility of being promoted to a high position. The two youngest, Esther and Edward, had no such strong feelings about anything yet. Esther was more than happy to learn more about gardening, as it was the family trade, and Edward was only a toddler.

Gardening - Lots and Lots of Gardening

Life Does Involve Other Things, Right?

My major focii in this round were on Emmett's career goals (and romantic life, as tied to that) and on gardening the family farm. It's actually quite fun to change from gardening in the Neanderthal Era to gardening in the Roman Era. There is a different sort of style to it, and MUCH more land. The huge garden plots make for a multitude of gardening badges being earned!

Emmett, on the other hand, made significant progress in his career. Thanks to Valeria's generous father (Alystar's hoping to help Emmett climb to the rank of Patrician, not wanting his daughter to marry a Plebeian), Emmett managed to be promoted to Head of a Construction Company. His team is hard at work expanding the city of Rome, knowing that next generation will bring new couples starting their own families and in need of housing. Emmett, therefore, ignores the fact that he has very little attraction toward Valeria and continues to woo her, knowing that this will eventually mean that he can start the first Patrician Chbihi family. The family farm will be left behind without looking back.